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Stay CuriousMon, 07 Nov 2016 01:31:46 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.1https://i1.wp.com/www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-Kalamazoo.jpg?fit=32%2C32Curious Goods Vintagehttp://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com
3232100298943Small Business start-up, part 2. insulation.http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/11/06/small-business-start-up-2/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/11/06/small-business-start-up-2/#respondMon, 07 Nov 2016 01:31:46 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=475Starting my small business: building out the shop space. First things first, owning and running a small business is great, freezing and paying huge heating bills while doing it is not nearly so great. Insulation was practically nonexistent despite the building being over 100 years old and located in extreme northern New York State. There […]

]]>http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/11/06/small-business-start-up-2/feed/0475Side of the road vintage salvage treasure!http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/24/vintage-salvage/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/24/vintage-salvage/#respondTue, 25 Oct 2016 00:53:45 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=543Today I was driving along and out of the corner of my eye, I caught the glint of a piece of mirror from within a pile of wood on the side of the road. I have a great little frame that needs a piece of mirror so, being the dutiful vintage salvage junker that I […]

]]>http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/24/vintage-salvage/feed/0543Small Business start-up, part 1. the shop.http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/16/small-business-start-up/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/16/small-business-start-up/#commentsSun, 16 Oct 2016 16:08:35 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=473Finally After many months (years, really) of planning and dreaming about a small business, I am about to embark on my next adventure: A retail vintage shop… hopefully with coffee too! I will be writing about all the steps I go through to build out and start a small business in this building in a […]

]]>http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/16/small-business-start-up/feed/1473I stole it.http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/16/i-stole-it/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/16/i-stole-it/#commentsSun, 16 Oct 2016 15:10:01 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=477That’s how it felt, anyway. Maybe 8 years ago, I went to our county’s tax sale for delinquent real estate, it was spur of the moment and I really doubted I would be successful but off I went with just enough cash in my pocket for the required 10% down payment. No checkbook, no credit […]

]]>http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2016/10/16/i-stole-it/feed/1477Oversized Wire Spool Clock DIYhttp://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/27/oversized-wire-spool-clock-diy/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/27/oversized-wire-spool-clock-diy/#commentsFri, 27 Nov 2015 15:04:32 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=348Oversized Wire Spool Clock DIY Vintage Wire Spool Clock DIY There were several old large wire spools here on my farm when I bought the place 25 years ago. I saved a few that I liked and passed the rest on to others. The blue and white one is my favorite along with the bright […]

]]>http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/27/oversized-wire-spool-clock-diy/feed/5348Vintage Salvage How-To. Getting started.http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/15/vintage-salvage-how-to-getting-started-with-vintage-salvage/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/15/vintage-salvage-how-to-getting-started-with-vintage-salvage/#commentsSun, 15 Nov 2015 19:02:39 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=76Every piece of salvage is unique so I created this post simply to illustrate that nearly any interesting bit of salvage, no matter how rough, can be turned into something pretty and fun for your home. I will assume you love, as I do, all things vintage, cottage, shabby, chippy, junky, farmhouse, rusty and one […]

]]>http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/15/vintage-salvage-how-to-getting-started-with-vintage-salvage/feed/176What A Junker Carries In The Car.http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/08/what-a-junker-carries-in-the-car/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/11/08/what-a-junker-carries-in-the-car/#respondMon, 09 Nov 2015 01:04:39 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=163Salvage happens, junk happens… Be Ready! I normally have some cash with me in case I find a yard sale or items for sale on someone’s porch. Asking people to take a check from a stranger is uncool and is something I avoid. A small tape measure is also in […]

]]>http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/10/04/salvage-stash-some-of-it-anyway-dont-judge/feed/090vintage salvage store counterhttp://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/09/27/almost-set-on-fire/
http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/2015/09/27/almost-set-on-fire/#respondSun, 27 Sep 2015 22:21:18 +0000http://www.curiousgoodsvintage.com/?p=37Saved from the burn pile. I was very lucky to have gotten this nice section of vintage store counter. A friend of mine had already moved the poor thing out to a meadow and it was ready to be burned with other scrap wood. I claimed it , covered it with a tarp and arranged […]